In the series premiere, Jose and Kitty Menendez are found murdered in their upscale Beverly Hills home. Their eldest son, Lyle, maintains a stoic appearance while his younger brother Erik struggles to deal with overwhelming grief. As detectives Les Zoeller and Tom Linehan search for the killers, evidence begins to suggest that Lyle and Erik may be the prime suspects. Meanwhile, a tenacious and energetic defense attorney, Leslie Abramson, takes an interest in the case. Source

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Edie Falco as Leslie Abramson, the defense attorney who represented Lyle and Erik.

I know with series like this, series that we know what happened, there's a tendency to use poetic license to introduce a little drama.

Well, I don't believe Leslie Abramson, the boys attorney, said "they did it" while they were walking into the memorial services. Weeks before they were arrested.

Now here's something I didn't know...The father accused Lyle's girlfriend of being a gold-digger. Because she was a lot older than Lyle, he couldn't believe she really loved him. Curious how much of this fact entered into the idea of killing his parents?

Seemingly innocuous comments Lyle previously made about his parents come back to haunt him when detectives Zoeller and Linehan interview the brothers' friends and acquaintances. Erik, overcome by guilt, makes a shocking confession to his psychologist, Dr. Jerome Oziel. Having overheard a therapy session with Lyle and Erik, Oziel's mistress Judalon Smyth goes to the police with a tip after Oziel tries to cut ties with her. Attorney Leslie Abramson makes a move to represent the brothers. Source

With Lyle and Erik in custody for suspicion of murder, defense attorney Leslie Abramson works tirelessly alongside Jill Lansing to understand the motive that could drive two young men to commit such a heinous crime. Meanwhile, the prosecution puts Judalon Smyth on the stand to make a case for releasing Dr. Oziel's audio notes and tapes from his sessions with Lyle and Erik, despite standard doctor patient privilege. Source

Judge Stan Weisberg grants a petition allowing the court proceedings to be broadcast on television, bringing a heightened level of public scrutiny to the case. When the prosecution's star witness, Dr. Oziel, takes the stand, his questionable ethics and motives threaten to destroy his credibility. Meanwhile, the defense faces an uphill battle in getting Judge Weisberg to understand the relevance of Lyle and Erik's complicated upbringing. Source